英语词汇“ferret”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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You may be familiar with ferrets, those adorable little mammals that look like cheap minks. Well, the verb to ferret means to act like a ferret: to dig for something until you find it.

Ferrets are great at digging, so it's no surprise that we acknowledge their skills when we make the verb ferret, which almost always comes attached to the preposition "out." Woodward and Bernstein worked tirelessly to ferret out the names of the guys who raided the Watergate offices. When you're ready, I'm going to ask you to ferret out those two photos from that stack of photo boxes.

WORD FAMILY

ferret: ferreted, ferreting, ferrets, ferretted, ferretting

USAGE EXAMPLES

When compared with a commercially available inactivated flu vaccine, the modified virus stimulated stronger immune reactions in mice, ferrets and guinea pigs.

Nature(Dec 06, 2016)

Fish and Wildlife Service counted 47 black-footed ferrets last month at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.

Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016)

The minute Facebook accepts responsibility for ferreting out misinformation, users will start believing that it is fact-checking everything on the site.

New York Times(Nov 29, 2016)

1n domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

Hyper

Mustela putorius, fitch, foulmart, foumart, polecat

dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

2n musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

Syn|Hyper

Mustela nigripes, black-footed ferret

mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal

fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals

3v hunt with ferrets

Hyper

hunt, hunt down, run, track down

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

4v hound or harry relentlessly

Hyper

hound, hunt, trace

pursue or chase relentlessly

v search and discover through persistent investigation

She ferreted out the truth

Syn|Hyper

ferret out

discover, find

make a discovery

单词	ferret
释义	ferret (once / 2667 pages) 1nv 2v You may be familiar with ferrets, those adorable little mammals that look like cheap minks. Well, the verb to ferret means to act like a ferret: to dig for something until you find it. Ferrets are great at digging, so it's no surprise that we acknowledge their skills when we make the verb ferret, which almost always comes attached to the preposition "out." Woodward and Bernstein worked tirelessly to ferret out the names of the guys who raided the Watergate offices. When you're ready, I'm going to ask you to ferret out those two photos from that stack of photo boxes. WORD FAMILY ferret: ferreted, ferreting, ferrets, ferretted, ferretting USAGE EXAMPLES When compared with a commercially available inactivated flu vaccine, the modified virus stimulated stronger immune reactions in mice, ferrets and guinea pigs. Nature(Dec 06, 2016) Fish and Wildlife Service counted 47 black-footed ferrets last month at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) The minute Facebook accepts responsibility for ferreting out misinformation, users will start believing that it is fact-checking everything on the site. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) 1 1n domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits Hyper Mustela putorius, fitch, foulmart, foumart, polecat dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened 2n musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct Syn\|Hyper Mustela nigripes, black-footed ferret mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals 3v hunt with ferrets Hyper hunt, hunt down, run, track down pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) 4v hound or harry relentlessly Hyper hound, hunt, trace pursue or chase relentlessly 2 v search and discover through persistent investigation She ferreted out the truth Syn\|Hyper ferret out discover, find make a discovery
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